Trump Seemingly Overlooks That This Year’s DNC Was Online
On the final night of the Democratic National Convention, President Donald Trump seemed to ignore that this year’s gathering was mostly virtual. Creating confusion, he tweeted about photo ID requirements “to get into” the convention and then used that to bash Democrats for promoting mail-in ballots for the November election.
To get into the Democrat National Convention, you must have an ID card with a picture...Yet the Democrats refuse to do this when it come to your very important VOTE! Gee, I wonder WHY???
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 21, 2020
Trump may have meant that an ID was required to access the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, the original site for an in-person conclave and the convention’s technical nerve center.
Twitter users, though, were on-hand to gently remind the president that for all intents and purposes, the 2020 DNC ― which he had been live-tweeting about every evening ― had no ID requirement since the COVID-19 pandemic had rendered it virtual.
Most of the replies were tongue-in-cheek. But a few pointed out that technically, sending in a copy of a photo ID is required for mail-in voting in multiple states, including Alabama, North and South Dakota and Wisconsin ― undercutting Trump’s argument.
Who’s going to be the one to tell him the convention was virtual?
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 21, 2020
there's no physical convention, it's all being held online, so what are you even talking about. lie better, gramps
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) August 21, 2020
Trump is so far gone that he doesn’t realize the Democratic National Convention is virtual. His degenerative neurological disease, Frontotemporal dementia continues to erode his mind, leaving him only vaguely aware of current events, people & his surroundings. It will get worse
— Tom Joseph (@TomJChicago) August 21, 2020
Imagine being this proud of being a complete idiot.
But here we are.— Angela Belcamino (@AngelaBelcamino) August 21, 2020
I mean, getting into a convention isn't a right guaranteed by the Constitution, but keep wondering.
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) August 21, 2020
In most places in America, it's harder to vote than to buy an assault rifle.
We are a nation of questionable priorities.— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) August 21, 2020
Have you lost you mind completely?
I have to show my ID to get a ballot.— D Villella ❄️ (@dvillella) August 21, 2020
I had to provide my ID and SSN to register and request a mail-in ballot and the ballot won't be sent until it's verified. ⬇️
Again you're lying about a federal election. Reported. pic.twitter.com/IMLeJoTzp0— 🌊 Shane 75 days 🌊🆘️🇺🇸😷 (@egheitasean) August 21, 2020
Got my ticket, is he happy now? pic.twitter.com/AoR6eMPByg
— Jeannie Urban (@jeannie_urban) August 21, 2020
Trump continues to tout conspiracy theories to erode confidence in mail-in voting, claiming that it is rife with voter fraud ― assertions not backed by any evidence. He also has all but admitted he has been blocking funding for the U.S. Postal Service in an attempt to undermine the agency, which is expected to face a flood of mail-in ballots in November due to the pandemic.
At the same time, the president has praised the use of absentee ballots ― which, of course, are mailed in.
In 2018, Trump claimed that photo IDs were needed to buy groceries , which is untrue. Identification is required for alcohol or over-the-counter medication depending on state or federal guidelines, but not for food items.
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This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.